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Plaza de la Virgen

Plaza de la Virgen, Valencia, Spain

 

The Plaza de la Virgen stretches out in front of the Basilica de la Virgen de los Desamparados and the "Apostles' Door" of the Cathedral. It's filled with people shopping, out for a stroll, or on their way to or from work, as well as pigeons fluttering about and unaware of their condition as eternal witnesses to the passage of time. This is a simple plaza without too much decoration. There is a fountain (though not even located in the center!). The fountain is like a bronze "Falla" that honors the creativity of the Valencian character. It represents the Turia river in human form surrounded by its tributaries. This allegory made into a fountain is a monument to water and has been the subject of thousands of pictures. From the Plaza de la Virgen you can easily reach Caballeros street which runs through the old aristocratic neighborhood, site of palaces and ancestral homes that house mostly government offices today.

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